TENNESSEE DESEGREGATION BEGAN SOON AFTER THE SUPREME COURT SCHOOL SEGREGATION DECISION IN 1954. THERE WERE SOME INSTANCES OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE WHICH ATTRACTED NATIONAL ATTENTION, BUT THE COURT-ORDERED DESEGREGATION ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE IN EACH INSTANCE, DESPITE SCATTERED DISORDERS. DESEGREGATION EXPERIENCE IN TENNESSEE HAS BEEN UNEVEN BECAUSE OF…

Reports what has happened to education in the five school districts involved in the consolidated Brown case - Topeka, Kan., Washington, D.C., Summerton, S. C., Prince Edward County, Va., and Wilmington, Del. - since the Supreme Court ruling in 1954. (RJ)

DESEGREGATION OF KENTUCKY SCHOOLS BEGAN IN 1955 WITH A FEW SCATTERED DISTRICTS. THE MAJOR STEP CAME IN 1956, WHEN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF LOUISVILLE WERE OPENED TO ALL CHILDREN WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE. SINCE 1956, THERE HAS BEEN STEADY, ALTHOUGH MEASURED, PROGRESS IN SCHOOL DESEGREGATION. IN 1962 ABOUT HALF OF KENTUCKY'S NEGRO STUDENTS ATTENDED…

A REVIEW OF DESEGREGATION IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DURING A 5-YEAR PERIOD, 1955-60, WAS PRESENTED. ENROLLMENT TRENDS SHOWED THAT THE IMPOVERISHED AND DESTITUTE PEOPLE OF THE CITY WERE FORCED INTO DEPRIVED DOWNTOWN AREAS. ACADEMIC STANDARDS WERE IMPAIRED BECAUSE OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HANDICAPS, IN ADDITION TO SUCH ADVERSE SCHOOL CONDITIONS AS…

ATLANTA HAS MADE AN ATTEMPT TO GET AT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF NEGRO AND WHITE PUPILS IN A SEGREGATED SYSTEM BY USING AN OUTSIDE AGENCY TO ORGANIZE AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY. THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS COMPLETED 5 YEARS UNDER AN INTEGRATED ARRANGEMENT AND IS OFFERED AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO SCHOLASTIC…

A STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF DESEGREGATION IN VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOWS THAT IN QUESTIONS OF EQUAL PROTECTION THERE ARE MANY VIRGINIAS, NOT JUST ONE. THEREFORE, THE REPORT CONSISTS OF STUDIES OF PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES WITH DESEGREGATED SCHOOLS. THE RELEVANT BACKGROUND INFORMATION, THE SPECIFIC PATTERN FOR…

Discusses her daughter's experiences as a minority white student in the District of Columbia public schools and relates them to national attitudes towards school integration and race relations, as well as to the differences in the conditions under which black and white children are raised. (JM)

Reviews the history and achievement of Dumbar High School, which was for a period of 85 years (1870-1955) an academically elite, all-black public high school in Washington, D.C., most of whose graduates went on to college; and explores the implications for educational planning of the impact of integration policies on it. (JM)

THREE HYPOTHESES WHICH DOCUMENT THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF SCHOOL INTEGRATION ARE INVESTIGATED IN THIS ARTICLE. THE FIRST HYPOTHESIS IS THAT BOTH WHITE AND NEGRO PUPILS NOW ENJOY EDUCATIONAL CONDITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES SUPERIOR TO THOSE PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE UNDER A POLICY OF SEGREGATION. SECONDLY, ON OBJECTIVELY MEASURED SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT…

THE STUDY FOCUSED ON THE BROAD PROBLEM OF ANALYZING THE PROCESSES OF ADJUSTMENT OF A SAMPLE OF STUDENTS TO THE NEW INTERRACIAL SITUATION AS IT DEVELOPED IN USUAL SCHOOL ROUTINES AND ACTIVITIES. THE SURVEY INCLUDED JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE PROCEDURE USED WAS A SERIES OF QUESTIONS ON THE INFORMANT'S OWN…

Explores the legacies of desegregation in cities that have a predominantly black municipal leadership. Focuses on policies in the District of Columbia and discovers a pattern relevant to similar cities. That pattern includes a tendency to isolate education issues from other municipal concerns and a reluctance to involve the courts. (MJP)

MANY STATEMENTS FROM CIVIC, CHURCH, AND BUSINESS LEADERS FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT SUPPORTED THE PRESIDENT'S BELIEF THAT AMERICA IS A NATION OF LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS. IN CONGRESS SEVERAL SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, SUCH AS SENATOR ELLENDER, LOUISIANA, REP. WELTNER OF GEORGIA, AND REP. PURCELL OF TEXAS WHO HAD VOTED AGAINST THE…